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yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
edited April 2008 in The Porch
And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
Any other reviews?
"....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
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  • guitar_daveyguitar_davey Posts: 111
    yellowled24 wrote:
    And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
    Any other reviews?


    I know there have been countless threads about this, but I too just watched ITW for the first time and was moved very deeply by it!
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Fantastic film... and has greatly inspired my thoughts and actions of the past few weeks. I've done a McCandless, of sorts... and my life'll be better for it. :)
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Fantastic film... and has greatly inspired my thoughts and actions of the past few weeks. I've done a McCandless, of sorts... and my life'll be better for it. :)
    Oh yes? Are you off to Alaska??
    It really makes you question how much we really get out of our day to day living, and our possessions doesnt it?
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    guitar_davey wrote:
    I know there have been countless threads about this, but I too just watched ITW for the first time and was moved very deeply by it!
    yeah, i kinda assumed there would have been heaps of threads re: the movie but i couldnt help myself, plus my computer isnt searching properly and couldnt find the other threads...dang!
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • jdwyer02jdwyer02 Posts: 110
    If you haven't read the book I strongly suggest it after watching the movie. Hal Holbrook was great but after reading about the actual man he plays in the movie is even better. Powerful stuff.
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  • ivegotabrokenfaceivegotabrokenface Posts: 78
    good but beyond ponderous.
  • DownMerkinBallDownMerkinBall Posts: 23
    I too, just saw it this weekend for the 1st time. Totally agree, what an outstanding movie. I couldnt stop crying as well, i was totally moved by it. I have been moved by a film like this since I first saw Shawshank Redemption. I remembering hearing about the story, but Sean Penn did an amazing job telling it. After watching it, felt he was totally robbed at the Oscars.

    Eddie's music def has additionally meaning after watching the movie. I just bought the book for my flight to San Fran for the Berkeley shows, excited to read it.
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    it was definitely one of those things that stuck with me for awhile... i dont know that it was the movie specifically as much as just the story... definitely heartbreaking... im sure there are people who would die for a revelation like his... its just too bad he couldnt have figured it out sooner... i wouldve banged the chick in the RV :D

    also the first time i saw it i was with 3 hot female friends so i had to try pretty hard to hold back the tears during the old man part...
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  • In My DreamsIn My Dreams Posts: 299
    I finally saw it too the other night. I remember reading past threads on this subject where a poster thought he was so selfish for not contacting his family. Maybe so, but I got the impression that in the end he realized how important it was to be with people, including his family. Very sad he realized it too late. The hell of it is, his death could have been prevented. I think someday I will read the book.
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  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    jdwyer02 wrote:
    If you haven't read the book I strongly suggest it after watching the movie. Hal Holbrook was great but after reading about the actual man he plays in the movie is even better. Powerful stuff.
    I read the book after I saw it too and loved it; after I have thought more about it, I think ITW may be the best film of the year. Just saw No Country for Old Men and was kind of disappointed. Hal Holbrook was better than Javier Bardam.
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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    I obsessed over the book and film for like a month.

    Funny to see this thread because I ordered the 2 dvd set last night off of amazon.
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  • dannydanny Posts: 2,279
    yellowled24 wrote:
    And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
    Any other reviews?


    really enjoyed it plus the soundtrack!
    danny d
  • pjstarrpjstarr Posts: 270
    Outstanding movie, Sean Penn did a great job and you can't beat the soundtrack. Very touching and sad movie, but very genuine as well! One to own for sure!
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  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,460
    i saw 'into the wild' at the theatre and hopefully, i am going to buy a dvd copy of it soon...~
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  • RyeGuyRyeGuy Posts: 215
    call your sister! c'mon
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    RockMan wrote:
    call your sister! c'mon
    yah especially since shes a PJ fan! (stepmom anyone?)
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  • robowskirobowski Posts: 143
    I highly recommend a trip to alaska for any serious into the wild fan and any person for a vacation in general - fairbanks is a great start and the denali wilderness around the park is such an experience. the summer is the perferred time to visit and the landscapes you find will baffle your mind.

    I spent a summer working there a few years ago (2003) - and it was the absolute best time of my life. I met some amazing people and saw some of the most breathtaking sights of my life. Too this day i still think about that summer and how it was the happiset time of my life. Not too mention a fling with a hot little Asian gal.
    And they say there are no women in alaska!


    peace
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  • writersuwritersu Posts: 1,867
    yellowled24 wrote:
    And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
    Any other reviews?


    yeah, an awesome movie that I thought was well done on a lot of different levels; the acting, music (of course..........) and the scenery.

    after I finally read the book, I couldn't help but think that SeanPenn did a good job of taking the script out of the book because it personalizes the story of the young man a lot.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    yellowled24 wrote:
    And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
    Any other reviews?

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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
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    I did not cry, only because I expected it since I read the original book. You would think the ending would be sad, but it was a very happy moment, esp when Big Sun was played. They made that ending VERY AWESOME.. almost like I got goosebumps when I saw them panning out of the bus, with almost a smile on Chris' face and to hear the jingle and strum of Ed's guitar.. it was awesome..
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    In My Dreams wrote:
    I finally saw it too the other night. I remember reading past threads on this subject where a poster thought he was so selfish for not contacting his family. Maybe so, but I got the impression that in the end he realized how important it was to be with people, including his family. Very sad he realized it too late. The hell of it is, his death could have been prevented. I think someday I will read the book.
    It is indeed a shame that he figured it all out just a little too late. To think he was searching for happiness, freedom etc and only at the end did he have that revelation. That would have to be what made it sad for me, was that he finally did find it but it was too late. But the journey to find it all was probably the most important thing, do you agree?
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    I did not cry, only because I expected it since I read the original book. You would think the ending would be sad, but it was a very happy moment, esp when Big Sun was played. They made that ending VERY AWESOME.. almost like I got goosebumps when I saw them panning out of the bus, with almost a smile on Chris' face and to hear the jingle and strum of Ed's guitar.. it was awesome..

    You got "HAPPY MOMENT" out of that?

    To anyone else who has seen this, did anyone else get this?
    I thought the overwhelming point of this was that although his intentions in doing this were in the interest of self-actualization, not only was he being self-absorbed in his pursuits to the detriment of his loved ones, but further his final realization was really that the most important thing in life is human relationships -- man was not meant to be an isolated beast, he is a social animal.

    Therefore, i find it a bit peculiar that someone took away a sense of hapiness from the end of this, as if Chris had somehow "found peace" and "died happy doing what he loved" ... didn't they go to great length to detail that he spent his last days miserable and feeling misguided, and that his death was exrutiating and essentialy in vain?

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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    You got "HAPPY MOMENT" out of that?

    To anyone else who has seen this, did anyone else get this?
    I thought the overwhelming point of this was that although his intentions in doing this were in the interest of self-actualization, not only was he being self-absorbed in his pursuits to the detriment of his loved ones, but further his final realization was really that the most important thing in life is human relationships -- man was not meant to be an isolated beast, he is a social animal.

    Therefore, i find it a bit peculiar that someone took away a sense of hapiness from the end of this, as if Chris had somehow "found peace" and "died happy doing what he loved" ... didn't they go to great length to detail that he spent his last days miserable and feeling misguided, and that his death was exrutiating and essentialy in vain?

    :confused:
    ill second that.
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  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    My initial reaction - what was up with the crazy ass white people that were listening to MC Hammer on some shitty radio along side the Colorado River? It's like, "Hey honey, let's get way the hell out of town and park our canoe on some random bank on the Colorado River, and THEN let's make animal faces and listen to MC Hammer on a shitty radio. I'll take my top off!"
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  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    yellowled24 wrote:
    And I have NOT stopped crying...this movie was such a powerful experience for me, and truly is one of the best films I have ever had the privilage of viewing. The way that "Alex" finally discovered what he had been looking for, but being too late....oh my god!
    Any other reviews?
    um? what did he find? besides the fact he didnt realize the river would unfreeze and that he cant read the herbology book.

    dont get me wrong i loved the film, but i dont see what he found. i thought he died happy.
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    um? what did he find? besides the fact he didnt realize the river would unfreeze and that he cant read the herbology book.

    dont get me wrong i loved the film, but i dont see what he found. i thought he died happy.

    Starving to death he died happy?
    From reading the book you get the distinct impression that he did not have a death wish and would not have been very happy about starving to death. There were help notes left at the bus begging for someone to help him out.
    I don't think Chris was a happy man starving to death.
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    One other thing about the story is that we see Chris' life through the lens of the end. What I mean is that everything you see and hear about him is colored with the fact that he dies and dies from starving. Certainly that's a big part of the issue, but I listen to Penn and Krackauer and to a certain extent Vedder talk about why this is important to them and I think the same why it's important to me. Not that he died, but because there is this thing in some of us (maybe all) that feels a need to get back to, or into nature. There are no more places left to explore. It's all been mapped out. There is no more unattainable mountain. To look into death's eyes, to not blink and to return is a long held burning in the souls of many that nowadays gets overlooked and ignored.
    The important part though is that he failed. I do not think for a second that he was happy about that failure. He starved to death. That is a bad way to go.
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    um? what did he find? besides the fact he didnt realize the river would unfreeze and that he cant read the herbology book.

    dont get me wrong i loved the film, but i dont see what he found. i thought he died happy.
    he found out that happiness is better shared. he discovered that all he was running from, held parts of things that made HIM happy.
    Shouldnt have killed that damn moose!
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    I just picked up a MASSIVE Promo poster for Into The Wild from our local video shop....for free! Yay!!
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • prljmngrlprljmngrl Posts: 320
    I too love the movie. What got me about the real story is that if he had only walked a short distance down river, he could have crossed and made it out alive. But because he didn't know the area and didn't take a map-he had no clue. :(
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